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Tristan Eckersley

University of AlbertaORCID 0000-0002-2193-9047Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Organism:zebrafish· 1

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Alexis J BreeniD· 1 shared Andrés Camacho‐AlpízariD· 1 shared Connor T. LambertiD· 1 shared Gopika BalasubramanianiD· 1 shared Lauren M. GuilletteiD· 1 shared Richard L. McElreathiD· 1 shared Susan D. HealyiD· 1 shared

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Dynamic strategic social learning in nest-building zebra finches and its generalisability

Alexis J Breen, Tristan Eckersley, Andrés Camacho‐Alpízar, Connor T. Lambert, Gopika Balasubramanian, Susan D. Healy, Richard L. McElreath, Lauren M. Guillette

This study shows zebra finches use a copy-if-dissatisfied strategy in nest-building, with computational models revealing cognitive mechanisms and generalizability of social learning.

Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · Dec 17, 2025Peer-reviewedAnimal Behavior & Cognition